{"id":718003,"date":"2026-07-29T22:14:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/718003\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T22:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T22:14:12","slug":"south-east-charities-unable-to-pay-staff-after-online-fraud-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/718003\/","title":{"rendered":"South East charities unable to pay staff after online fraud alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s just not good enough,&#8221; she said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Many of the grassroots organisations I represent &#8211; churches, YMCAs, vets &#8211;  have CAF as their bank, but they are slowly losing trust in it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Rodgers added that she had received &#8220;no reassurance&#8221; about the current situation from the bank, while any information had been &#8220;very inconsistent&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s especially sad that this has happened in the summer when lots of extra projects are up and running,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;People are unable to access their own money and have been left feeling powerless &#8211; it makes me really angry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In a statement, chief executive Alison Taylor said: &#8220;I am very sorry for the disruption this has caused for our customers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;On Monday we informed them that the online banking service will be unavailable until further notice. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We are working with external experts to fix an issue we identified with third-party software related to our online banking portal. Importantly, the core bank is not affected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Taylor added: &#8220;We appreciate how difficult this is for our customers and want this to be resolved as quickly as possible, but we cannot restore access until we are assured the issue is safely resolved. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We are still able to support as extra teams are available on the phone, and we are prioritising time-sensitive payments such as payroll.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Follow BBC Kent on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCinKent\/\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook, external<\/a>,  <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCRadioKent\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow\">X, external<\/a>, and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcinkent\/\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram, external<\/a> and listen to BBC Radio Kent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/live\/bbc_radio_kent\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on Sounds<\/a>. 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